Mastery of any teaching requires a level of expertise that can only be forged in steady dedication, practice, and time. Becoming a Reiki Master is no different. The system of Reiki is taught in three levels. Each level builds upon itself in order to support proper integration of the techniques. Upon completion of the [...]
There comes a moment when the surface is not enough. You want a deeper bond with your breath, mind and body. You may feel called to share yoga. Is yoga teacher training worth it? Training is not poses and a badge it is a season of lineage and philosophy, practice with feedback, anatomy for [...]
By Alexandra D. Crosswell, PhD Every student of yoga has felt it: you walk into a class where the energy feels calm and grounded, and your own body softens before you even roll out your mat. On the other hand, imagine if you were to step into a room where the teacher was running [...]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time that reminds us to take our health seriously and prioritize regular screenings, whether that means a mammogram or other early detection tests. As the granddaughter of a breast cancer survivor, I can still see the image of my grandmother riding away in the car, my mother [...]
(And should I practice Yin Yoga?) What Yin Yoga Actually Is Yin looks simple. You take mostly floor-based shapes, stay for time, and shift attention from movement to sensation. The practice invites a moderate, sustainable stress in deeper connective tissues such as fascia, ligaments, and joint capsules while the mind practices receptivity. This is [...]
As I was putting together our Breathwork Certification, I found myself drawn into an exploration of all things breath. Even though I have been working with the breath for nearly two decades, I quickly realized that this is a field so vast and so rich that it can never truly be finished. Thousands of [...]
Anxiety can potentially cause racing, uncontrollable thoughts as well as physical agitation. People who experience several types of anxiety may avoid yoga or meditation classes because their experience of anxiety feels magnified while they are in the company of people who are seemingly able to sit or lie still with their eyes closed and [...]
A large part of being a successful yoga professional is knowing how to cue in a way that clear, concise and meaningful. It was easier (although not simple) when people were in the room with us. Now that so many of our students may be on Zoom with their cameras off our job is [...]
Almost every student that comes to my class lately tells me how stressed out they are! Indeed many people are feeling more stress and less balance in body, mind and spirit than they were in 2019. They are putting a lot of faith in their yoga teachers to help them feel better. Student’s come [...]
I have been teaching prenatal yoga for over 15 years and training prenatal yoga teachers for 13 years. One might ask, “What keeps you so motivated after all this time?” While guiding pregnant women in a yoga practice is truly inspiring for me, it is so much more. One of the most gratify things [...]
